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MISSION
Our mission is to determine valid social
justice issues and to motivate and instigate a parish response to those
issues. We aim to be a catalyst and coordinator to raise awareness and
promote social change accompanied by acts of charity.
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GOALS
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Convey to parish that it is a duty of every Catholic to be
concerned about social justice. (Education)
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Involve and encourage every member of the parish to
participate, in some way, in a charity or justice driven ministry.
(Education, Advocacy, Projects, Prayer)
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Promote the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops Policy Statements
and other appropriate statements on social justice (Legislative
Advocacy)
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Take a more
active role in lobbying state, local, and national representatives
on issues related to social justice, particularly those related to
issues covered by the USCCB and the archdiocese
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Provide
specific projects incorporating social justice and charity for
parish-wide participation. (Projects)
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Encourage
and facilitate the self-study of committee members in social
justice. (Prayers)
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